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“For 18 years I built homes in New Eng-land, but I had property in Captiva Island, Florida. Every time my children and I would leave Florida I was disappointed. I finally realized I loved Florida and wanted to stay. I would rather live here in a tent than in a mansion in the Northeast,” said Laudani, co-

owner of Seaside Builders in Delray Beach.It’s been 16 years since Laudani first

landed in Delray Beach. And a lot has hap-pened since then. He teamed up with part-ner Patrick Whyte and has been the creator of dreams for those who love Delray Beach and the surrounding area. “We have 40 proj-

ects in Delray and the Gulf Stream coastal areas in various stages of construction or near completion,” said Laudani.

Seaside Builders is definitely moving forward in tandem with the construction momentum that has gained steam this year. They just completed four homes on Sea

Florida has always been on Tom Laudani’s radar screen. When he was a builder in New England he remembers leaving Florida after family vacations wistfully.

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Lane, a block from the ocean and Atlantic Avenue. The island-inspired homes have swimming pools, lanais, guest suites, cus-tom kitchens, a Florida room and two-car garages. They sold out immediately.

Also in the works is a spectacular $17 mil-lion oceanfront home in Gulf Stream with every amenity under the sun (literally). This 13,000 square-foot home is a showcase of good taste – something that Seaside Build-ers is so proud of. “We have our own defi-nite style when building homes and town-homes. Home buyers know we take pride in our work and are meticulous when it comes to unique details, moldings, outdoor living spaces, sophisticated styling and interiors. Above all customer service is paramount.”

That might be one reason many of their new homes and townhomes are already sold. In the Harbor View Estates community in Gulf Stream they are building six homes ranging in price from $4 million to over $6 million with deeded private beach access. Although they won’t be ready until 2014, four are already sold.

There is other good news for Laudani and partner Whyte. They recently purchased the The Yacht Club of Delray Beach, a 44-slip Marina east of the Atlantic Avenue Bridge. This new project is a joint venture with An-thony Wilson, CEO and Chairman of Seagate Hospitality Group. Seaside Builders will de-velop townhouses with panoramic views of the intracoastal and all residents will have access to membership in the Seagate Club. “Anthony Wilson will be taking over the marina and we are building ten townhomes starting in price from $2.6 million.”

Things are going well for Seaside Build-ers. They have a crew that consists of six

project managers, six administrative staff and 15 full-time construction workers. They also do their own shell work and millwork so clients can have the home of their dreams complete with unique molding, wainscot-ing, columns, fountains and decorative de-signer services. “We are currently building a home for a family who wants a wine cellar that will hold 8,000 bottles of wine. We have a great design team and are known for our attention to interior finish details and cus-tomer satisfaction.”

Laudani is definitely a man of his word. ““Tom Laudani and Pat Whyte are truly master builders. Their years of experience make handling the many details of a proj-ect second nature. They have a great ability to focus on clients’ objectives and deliver a completed project that exceeds everyone’s expectations,” said Pascal Liguori of Premier Estate Properties Inc.

Seaside Builders is adamant that each cli-ent is entitled to their own unique style. One size does not fit all, and Seaside is proud of that fact. According to Laudani there are new trends that home buyers are asking for. One of those things is an outdoor European style pizza oven (Hollywood celebs start-ed this trend), wood paneling, decorative molding, craft rooms, in-home office suites, gourmet kitchens and butler’s pantries.

“Our customers are asking for sophisti-cated electronics, audio-visual media rooms and smart homes with remote access con-trol of lighting, AC and cameras from their iPads. People also want elaborate swim-ming pools with fountains, rock forma-tions and water features. We recently built a home with a fire pit in the middle of the swimming pool,” said Laudani.

To accomplish all of this diverse work-manship and homeowner satisfaction Sea-side Builders has a dedicated staff that has been with them for many years. Their lead superintendant, Danny has been working for Seaside since its inception, and Project manager Kevin can be found on the job six days a week every week.

This team approach is what has kept Sea-side employees so loyal and has secured them a position in the top tier of builders in town. “The success of Seaside Builders is totally dependent on the people around us. We could not have accomplished what we have in the past seven years without a dedi-cated staff of professional craftsman and ad-ministrators,” adds Laudani.

Carl & Julie Rau agree. “Seaside Builders completed a major renovation to our home in the Seagate Community of Delray Beach. The Seaside team of professionals and con-tractors were a pleasure to work with, and we are delighted with the finished product. The work was completed in a timely man-ner with great attention to detail and expert workmanship.”

Expert workmanship is something that Seaside Builders takes great pride in de-livering. “During the recession we made a conscious decision to acquire property east of the intracoastal. Our hope was that a re-covery in new construction activity would stimulate Delray Beach and help revitalize the local construction economy.”

And guess what? They were right.

SeaSide BuilderS185 Northeast 4th avenue – Suite 104

delray Beach561.272.9958

www.seasidebuildersfla.com

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